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Bd7! wins- either stalemate is avoided if king takes bishop- or white wins by mate threat Bb5 if black queens.
The trapped black king allows stalemate but unfortunately for black also mate threat.
Gorgeous and justly famous.
Réti’s composition was actually:
8/3k4/1K6/8/4BR2/4p3/4p3/8 w – – 0 1
… from which only 1.Bf5+! wins (1.Bc6+ draws). Black’s best shot is:
1…Kd6
2.Rd4+ Ke7
3.Re4+ Kd8!
… and this is where we came in.
This is good. It was a pleasure solving this.
Thank you.
Bravo.
Richard Reti
Best wishes to the contributor of the puzzle and to the hostess of this blog. And to all guests as well.
A. Weiler
Nice puzzle,thanks..I have a suggestion.It would be better if u provide the solution after a certain time..